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Preparing the record player (continued)
4
Place the felt mat on the turntable
(platter).
Place the included felt mat on the turntable (platter)
before using it.
5
Install the counterweight.
Place the counterweight over the end of the tone arm,
and press it gently as you turn it right to attach it.
Counterweight
6
Install the headshell.
Insert the headshell on the end of the tone arm and turn
the nut to secure it in place.
Headshell
Nut
Balancing the tone arm and adjusting
the stylus pressure
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Anti-skating
Arm lifter
Counterweight
Stylus pressure adjustment ring
Center line
1
Set the anti-skating dial to zero.
2
Slide the tone arm clasp to the right to
remove it.
Clasp
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3
Raise the arm lifter and shift the tone
arm to the left slightly.
4
Lower the arm lifter.
5
Turn the counterweight and adjust so
that the tone arm is level.
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Lower the protector to prevent damage to the car-
tridge stylus before making adjustments.
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Be careful not to let the cartridge stylus touch the
unit.
6
Return the tone arm to its original posi-
tion, and use the clasp to lock it.
7
Turn the stylus pressure adjustment
ring so that the center line aligns with 0
on the scale.
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Only turn the ring. Be careful not to let the counter-
weight turn.
8
Turn the counterweight so that the
stylus pressure adjustment ring scale
matches the stylus pressure specified
for the cartridge.
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The stylus pressure of the included cartridge is 1.4 g.
So, turn it to 1.4 on the counterweight scale when
using the included cartridge.
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Turn it right from 0 in the direction of 0.5 and 1.0.
9
Adjust the anti-skating dial.
Start with it set at 1.4 and adjust it during record playback
(page 15) to the position where the left and right vol-
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